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    How do i know if my ram is dual channeled?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by sean473, Aug 29, 2009.

  1. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    How do i know if my ram is dual channeled? I currently have 2 sticks of DDR 2 PC-6400(800 Mhz ) ram.
     
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  2. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    You can use CPU-Z to check whether your RAM modules are running in dual channel mode. They almost certainly are.
     
    Bog, Aug 29, 2009
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    All the current chipsets will run an even number of sticks in dual channel mode. If the sticks are the same size, it will be synchronous, while if they are not the same size, it will be asynchronous.
     
    sgogeta4, Aug 29, 2009
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